Plans for President Trump and Joe Biden to meet for two more debates this month were in question after the president refused to participate in a virtual debate next week, leading the Democratic nominee’s campaign to schedule a town hall in Philadelphia for the same day. The debate schedule was up in the air after the Commission on Presidential Debates said Thursday it was changing the format of a planned Oct. 15 debate so that the two candidates would participate from remote locations. The president and a growing number of people in the White House recently tested positive for the coronavirus. The first presidential debate and Wednesday night’s vice-presidential event were held in person but included social-distancing measures crafted in consultation with the Cleveland Clinic. “I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate,” Mr. Trump said on Fox Business on Thursday morning.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 08, 2020 11:42 UTC